《论语》是儒家学派的经典著作之一。现在我们用汉英两个版本来欣赏一下！
1.非其鬼而祭之，谄也；见义不为，无勇也。
It is not the spirit you are supposed to sacrifice, but you sacrifice it. This is flattery. It is cowardice to stand by what should have been done.
不是你应该祭的鬼神，你却去祭它，这就是谄媚。见到应该挺身而出的事情，却袖手旁观，就是怯懦。
2.人而不仁，如礼何？人而不仁，如乐何？
A man without virtue, how can he practice propriety? How can a person use music without being kind and virtuous?
一个人没有仁德，他怎么能实行礼呢？一个人没有仁德，他怎么能运用音乐呢？
3.林放问礼之本,子曰：“大哉问！礼，与其奢也，宁俭；丧，与其易也，宁戚。”
林放问什么是礼的根本。孔子回答说：“你问的问题意义重大，就礼节仪式的一般情况而言，与其奢侈，不如节俭。就丧事而言，与其仪式上治办周备，不如内心真正哀伤。
Lin fang asked what was the root of the ceremony. The master replied, "the question you ask is of great significance, and in the general case of ritual, it is better to be thrifty than extravagant. As far as the funeral is concerned, it is better to be truly sad than to perform the ceremony.
4.君子无所争，必也射乎！揖让而升，下而饮。其争也君子。
A gentleman has nothing to contend with. If anything, it's archery. In the competition, they bow to each other and then play. After firing, they bow to each other, then step down, and drink. This is the battle of the superior man.
君子没有什么可与别人争的事情。如果有的话，那就是射箭比赛了。比赛时，先相互作揖谦让，然后上场。射完后，又相互作揖再退下来，然后登堂喝酒。这就是君子之争。
5.子夏问曰：“‘巧笑倩兮，美目盼兮，素以为绚兮’何谓也？”子曰：“绘事后素。”曰：“礼后乎？”子曰：“起予者商也，始可与言《诗经》已矣。”
Zi xia asked Confucius, "what a beautiful smile! What bright eyes! What do these words mean? The master said, "it means first having a white background and then drawing." Zi xia asked again, "then, does it mean that the ceremony is also something to come after?" The master said, "shang, you really are the one who inspires me. Now I can discuss the book of songs with you.
子夏问孔子：“‘笑得真好看啊，美丽的眼睛真明亮啊，用素粉来打扮啊。’这几句话是什么意思呢？”孔子说：“这是说先有白底然后画画。”子夏又问：“那么，是不是说礼也是后起的事呢？”孔子说：“商，你真是能启发我的人，现在可以同你讨论《诗经》了。
翻译的怎么样？欢迎评论！
